It has been a bit since I have posted here, and I will just say that I have been involved! Involved with creating and producing lots of art and art education content! Whew! Check it all out on my website, especially take a look at Art with Lórien, my fairly new online learning platform and community! Woot! I have also been up to the following hobby of mine, which is supporting women in the media. One of my favorite organizations is the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, an organization that engages, educates, and influences the need to dramatically improve gender balance, reduce stereotyping and create diverse female characters in entertainment targeting children 11 and under.

Also, I am a huge fan of the #heforshe campaign that Emma Watson launched with the support of the UN Women organization. Check that one out and recruit your guys to support! 🙂

One of the “armchair” ways that I support women in the media, is my consumption of films that are directed by women, are written by a woman and/or feature stories about women. One of my guiding litmus tests for the content of a film, is applying the Bechdel test. What is the Bechdel test you may wonder? It asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The requirement that the two women must be named is sometimes added.

In other news this year on my journey, I went a red-carpet premier in Hollywood at the TCL Chinese Theater where the series was created and written by a woman. Even though the content was not my style, too much violence and cursing, it’s always good to see a woman get up and address a full theater of guests (invited) viewers, supporters and talk about their vision being supported, funded and birthed into the world! Super cool!

And, so as we approach the end of 2016, and my 52-week pledge, I am sharing what I have enjoyed so far… And, I do pledge to continue into 2017 and beyond. With our evolving landscape, values, priorities and the balancing act that is occurring, there will be much to catch on the screen, big and small! Enjoy and join the fun!